Dynamics Study Pack for Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

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The Dynamics Study Pack was designed to help students improve their study skills. It consists of three study componentsa chapter-by-chapter review, a free-body diagram workbook, and an access code for the Companion Website.

Contents

Part I Section-by-Section, Chapter-by-Chapter Summaries

with Review Questions and Answers 1

12 Kinematics of a Particle 3

Main Goals of this Chapter: 3

12.1 Introduction 3

12.2 Rectilinear Kinematics: Continuous Motion 4

12.3 Rectilinear Kinematics: Erratic Motion 5

12.4 General Curvilinear Motion 5

12.5 Curvilinear Motion: Rectangular Components 6

12.6 Motion of a Projectile 7

12.7 Curvilinear Motion: Normal and Tangential Components 7

12.8 Curvilinear Motion: Cylindrical Components 8

12.9 Absolute Dependent Motion Analysis of Two Particles 9

12.10 Relative-Motion of Two Particles Using Translating Axes 10

Helpful Tips and Suggestions 11

Review Questions 11

13 Kinetics of a Particle: Force and Acceleration 12

Main Goals of this Chapter: 12

13.1 Newton’s Second Law of Motion 12

13.2 The Equation of Motion 13

13.3 Equation of Motion for a System of Particles 13

13.4 Equations of Motion: Rectangular Coordinates 13

13.5 Equations of Motion: Normal and Tangential Coordinates 15

13.6 Equations of Motion: Cylindrical Coordinates 16

13.7 Central-Force Motion and Space Mechanics 17

Helpful Tips and Suggestions 18

Review Questions 18

14 Kinetics of a Particle: Work and Energy 19

Main Goals of this Chapter: 19

14.1 TheWork of a Force 19

14.2 Principle of Work and Energy 21

14.3 Principle of Work and Energy for a System of Particles 22

14.4 Power and Efficiency 22

14.5 Conservative Forces and Potential Energy 23

14.6 Conservation of Energy 24

Helpful Tips and Suggestions 24

Review Questions 24

15 Kinetics of a Particle: Impulse and Momentum 25

Main Goals of this Chapter: 25

15.1 Principle of Linear Impulse and Momentum 25

15.2 Principle of Linear Impulse and Momentum for a System of Particles 26

15.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum for a System of Particles 27

15.4 Impact 28

15.5 Angular Momentum 29

15.6 Relation Between Moment of a Force and Angular Momentum 30

15.7 Angular Impulse and Momentum Principles 30

15.8 Steady Fluid Streams 32

15.9 Propulsion with Variable Mass 32

Helpful Tips and Suggestions 33

Review Questions 33

16 Planar Kinematics of a Rigid Body 34

Main Goals of this Chapter: 34

16.1 Planar Rigid-Body Motion 34

16.2 Translation 35

16.3 Rotation about a Fixed Axis 36

16.4 Absolute Motion Analysis 38

16.5 Relative Motion Analysis: Velocity 39

16.6 Instantaneous Center of Zero Velocity 39

16.7 Relative-Motion Analysis:Acceleration 41

16.8 Relative-Motion Analysis Using Rotating Axes 42

Helpful Tips and Suggestions 43

Review Questions 43

17 Planar Kinetics of a Rigid Body: Force and Acceleration 44

Main Goals of this Chapter: 44

17.1 Moment of Inertia 44

17.2 Planar Kinetic Equations of Motion 45

17.3 Equations of Motion: Translation 46

17.4 Equations of Motion: Rotation About a Fixed Axis 47

17.5 Equations of Motion: General Plane Motion 49

Helpful Tips and Suggestions 50

Review Questions 50

18 Planar Kinetics of a Rigid Body: Work and Energy 51

Main Goals of this Chapter: 51

18.1 Kinetic Energy 51

18.2 TheWork of a Force 52

18.3 TheWork of a Couple 52

18.4 Principle of Work and Energy 53

18.5 Conservation of Energy 53

Helpful Tips and Suggestions 54

Review Questions 54

19 Planar Kinetics of a Rigid Body: Impulse and Momentum 55

Main Goals of this Chapter: 55

19.1 Linear and Angular Momentum 55

19.2 Principle of Impulse and Momentum 57

19.3 Conservation of Momentum 58

19.4 Eccentric Impact 59

Helpful Tips and Suggestions 59

Review Questions 60

20 Three-Dimensional Kinematics of a Rigid Body 61

Main Goals of this Chapter: 61

20.1 Rotation About a Fixed Point 61

20.2 The Time derivative of a Vector Measured from Either a Fixed or Translating-Rotating System 62